Across New York state, more than 20% of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The numbers across the Southern Tier, however, are much less. According to the state vaccine tracker, 17.8 percent of Cattaraugus County has at least one shot and Allegany County is ...

Chautauqua County has lost the most jobs in the state among rural areas over the past year. According to state Labor Department statistics, the county has lost 4,600 jobs from January 2020 to January 2021. That number is the most in the state for non-metropolitan areas, with Otsego County's ...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Cassadaga Valley is increasing hours for its students to be in the school buildings. On Thursday, Superintendent Chuck Leichner announced the change in a Facebook post and in a letter posted on the school's website. "We are excited to start the return of increased ...

More than 100 inmates at the Chautauqua County Jail received a COVID-19 vaccine this week. Sheriff James Quattrone said the county received an allotment of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine earmarked for "homebound" individuals. The shots had to be administered within seven days, so ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, placing President Joe Biden on the cusp of an early triumph that advances Democratic priorities and showcases the unity his party will need to forge future victories. The House was expected to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government's spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a ...